Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on March 1, 2021. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is Up to $2,300,000. Total estimated funding: $2,300,000. Expected number of awards: 1.

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Closed · O-SMART-2021-36008 · CFDA 16.840 · Discretionary

SMART FY 2021 Keep Young Athletes Safe

Federal grant opportunity posted by SMART, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $2.3M
Award range: Closed
Status: March 1, 2021
Close date: 1
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

SMART FY 2021 Keep Young Athletes Safe is a closed discretionary listing from SMART that offered Up to $2,300,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 61 other opportunities from SMART.

up to $2.3M
award range: Closed
application status: 1
expected award: 16.840
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

SMART FY 2021 Keep Young Athletes Safe is closed (last close March 1, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. SMART still indexes 61 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 1, 2021

Posted Dec 15 Closes Mar 1

Est. Total Funding

$2,300,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) seeks applicants to design and implement a program that aims to safeguard amateur athletes through the prevention of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in the athletic programs of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, each national governing body and each Paralympic sports organization. The SMART Office is responsible for, among other activities, assisting states, the District of Columbia, territories and tribal jurisdictions with developing and/or enhancing programs designed to implement the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, and promoting innovation and best practices in preventing and protecting the public from sexual violence.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for SMART FY 2021 Keep Young Athletes Safe (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). Only 1 other SMART listing share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 62).

Code 12: Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 25: Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

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Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support webpage, or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application (see below) in DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact JustGrants Service Desk at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or at 833-872-5175. JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern time Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Eastern time Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the SMART Office contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Program Specialist Samantha Opong by phone at 202-514-9320 or by email at Samantha.Opong@ojp.usdoj.gov. samantha.opong@ojp.usdoj.gov

What to do next

SMART FY 2021 Keep Young Athletes Safe is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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